"-polis" meaning in Latin

See -polis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /po.lis/ [Classical-Latin], [pɔlʲɪs̠] [Classical-Latin], /po.lis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [polis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polis Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|bor|grc>πόλις>city|id=city suffix|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polis, {{bor|la|grc|πόλις|t=city}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{head|la|suffix|genitive|-polis, -polēos, -polios|g=f}} -polis f (genitive -polis, -polēos, -polios) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-polis<3.navis>|acc_sg=-polem/-polim/-polin|gen_sg=-polis/-polēos/-polios}} Forms: -polis [genitive], -polēos [genitive], -polios [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -polis [nominative, singular], -polēs [nominative, plural], -polis [genitive, singular], -polēos [genitive, singular], -polios [genitive, singular], -polium [genitive, plural], -polī [dative, singular], -polibus [dative, plural], -polem [accusative, singular], -polim [accusative, singular], -polin [accusative, singular], -polēs [accusative, plural], -polīs [accusative, plural], -pole [ablative, singular], -polibus [ablative, plural], -polis [singular, vocative], -polēs [plural, vocative]
  1. Forms names of cities Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--polis-la-suffix-HQD-5a83 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Related terms: Amphipolis, Antipolis, Callipolis, Claudiopolis, cōmopolis, Cōnstantīnopolis, Decapolis, Eleutheropolis, Eupolis, Grātiānopolis, Hadriānopolis, hecatompolis, helepolis, Hēliopolis, Hērācleopolis, Hierāpolis, Hyampolis, Iōsēphopolis, Iūliopolis, Mārciānopolis, Megalopolis, mētropolis, Mētropolis, Neāpolis, Nīcopolis, Palaepolis, Parthenopolis, Pentapolis, Persepolis, Philippopolis, Plōtīnopolis, Scythopolis, Trājānopolis, Tripolis
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "-polios",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "-polis",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "-polī",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-polibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-polem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-polim",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      },
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      "args": {
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          "word": "Amphipolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Antipolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Callipolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Claudiopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "cōmopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Cōnstantīnopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Decapolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Eleutheropolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Eupolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Grātiānopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hadriānopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "hecatompolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "helepolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hēliopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hērācleopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hierāpolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hyampolis"
        },
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          "word": "Iōsēphopolis"
        },
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          "word": "Iūliopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mārciānopolis"
        },
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          "word": "Megalopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "mētropolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mētropolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Neāpolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nīcopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Palaepolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Parthenopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pentapolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Persepolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Philippopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Plōtīnopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Scythopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Trājānopolis"
        },
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          "word": "Tripolis"
        }
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/po.lis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
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      "ipa": "[polis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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            "lbor": "1"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-polium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "-polī",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-polim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-polin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-polēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-polīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pole",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-polibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-polis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-polēs",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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    },
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      "word": "Antipolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Callipolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Claudiopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "cōmopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Cōnstantīnopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Decapolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eleutheropolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eupolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Grātiānopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hadriānopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "hecatompolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "helepolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hēliopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hērācleopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hierāpolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hyampolis"
    },
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      "word": "Iōsēphopolis"
    },
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      "word": "Iūliopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mārciānopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Megalopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "mētropolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mētropolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Neāpolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nīcopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Palaepolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Parthenopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pentapolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Persepolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Philippopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Plōtīnopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Scythopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trājānopolis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tripolis"
    }
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        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
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        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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}

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